Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, and Bill Murray in Talks to Join Peter Farrelly's THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER
Zac Efron (17 Again, The Greatest Showman) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) are in talks to star in director Peter Farrelly’s adaptation of The Greatest Beer Run Ever. Bill Murray is also being courted to appear in a supporting role in the film that is based on the bestselling memoir The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty and War by Chick Donahue and J.T. Molloy.
Farrelly, known for writing and directing Dumb and Dumber and Green Book, co-wrote the script with Brian Currie and Pete Jones.
“Beer Run tells Donohue’s story of leaving New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the Army — while they are fighting in Vietnam. Donohue took a good idea to the extreme, hitching a ride on a Merchant Marine ship, then carrying the beer through the jungle as he tried to track down his three friends. Dressed in shorts and Hawaiian shirts, he was mistaken for CIA, which made his effort a bit easier. Finally, when he completed his beer run, the Tet Offensive happened.”
If the deal goes through, Efron will play Donohue. The hope is to start production in August, probably in New Zealand or Australia. The Greatest Beer Run is set to end up at Apple.
via: Deadline